Term
Arts Commissioners hold appointments for a 3-year term.

Meetings
The Commission meets at 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday of every other month in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 1666 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek.

• Meeting Agendas / Minutes / Audio Archives
• 2010 Meeting Schedule

Members

Note: Year in parentheses denotes dates of term.

Commission Duties

The Arts Commission is composed of six members appointed for three- year terms on a staggered basis. The Commission's scope of responsibility is to:

1. Oversee the preparation of and recommend to the City Council for adoption a Ten-Year Arts Plan to be updated periodically as determined by the Arts Commission;
2. Receive and review a biennial program assessment for each City arts program (Lesher Center for the Arts, Bedford Gallery, Center REPertory, and Civic Arts Education) to coincide with City Council's budget process;
3. Receive and review annual program reports, developed and presented by City staff, for City's major arts programs and be informed of any substantive program changes;
4. Review, provide comment, and recommend priorities to City Council for the proposed biennial operating and capital budget for the City's arts programs;
5. Review and provide comment to City Council on Arts Division program user fees and charges, as part of the biennial budget process;
6. Review and recommend reasonable standards and policies for program services, facilities usage and other related matters;
7. Approve all public art projects as recommended by the Bedford Gallery Advisory Council or the Public Art Selection Committee.